How to check your Google Slides word count

Google Slides is a handy tool if you are looking for a cost-effective solution and a mobile-friendly alternative for Microsoft presentations. However, it lacks a great feature that is highly demanded by the users. Yes, you think it right. I’m talking about viewing word count in Google Slides.

Whether you are a working professional or a student, you probably want to know how much you have written especially if you are a school or college student. Unfortunately, Google Slides won’t have an in-built feature to count how many words you have written.

But you shouldn’t worry about this. Today, in this guide, I will teach you how to check word count on Google Slides. This trick is going to be fun and helpful, so keep reading and share your views on it.

How To Check Word Count On Google Slides

There is no direct method to see word count on Google Slides but you still can do it with three methods – 1) Using .txt editor, 2) Using word counter tools, and 3) Using PowerPoint word counter. With these three methods, you can quickly count words on your slides very easily.

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1. Using .txt editor

To check word count on Google Slides, the easiest method is to use the text editor. You can simply convert the slides into a text file and open it on any text editor like Notepad.

• First, convert the file to .txt by going to File – Download – Plain Text (.txt)).
• After downloading, open it using Notepad or another text editor.
• Once opened the.txt file in a text editor, use the keyboard shortcuts CTRL+A and CTRL+C to select and copy every text in the file.
• You can now use any Word Counter website to view the word count.
• Go to the website and enter the copied content into the designated text field. You can view the word count of Google Slides on the website.

2. Check word count on Google Slides using the word counter

This method is rather simple but a time-consuming method to find word count on slides. You have to copy the text of every slide to a specific word counter and then count the words.

• Open your Google slide presentation
• Go to the first slide and double-tap to open the editor
• Now, use short cut key CTRL+A to copy the texts of the whole slide
• Visit any word counter to find the word count
• At the word counter site, paste the text by using the shortcut key CTRL+V
• The site will display the total word count of your pasted content
• Similarly, you have to paste the text of every slide to know the collective word count of the complete presentation.

3. Use PowerPoint Word Counter

Unlike Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint has an in-built word counter for their slides. However, you can use this method on Windows only. This is a quick and accurate method so far.

• Create a Google slide or open already already-created presentation
• Click on save as PowerPoint or download as .pptx
• It will be downloaded as a PPT on your device
• Now, open it on Microsoft PowerPoint
• From the menu, go to the “File Info”
• Finally, click on Show all properties to check the word counts of your PPT

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Conclusion

This is all about how to check word count on Google Slides by using simple methods. We have three best methods to find word count on Google Slides – using a text editor, using a word counter, and with the help of Microsoft PowerPoint. Now, you can seamlessly use Google Slides without worrying about how to see the word count on it.